Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and model who rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger, one of three starring roles in the Harry Potter film series. Watson was cast as Hermione at the age of nine, having previously acted only in school plays.[2]
From 2001 to 2010, she starred in seven Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint; she will return for the final installment: the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.[3] Watson's work on the Harry Potter series has earned her several awards and more than £10 million.[4] She made her modelling debut for Burberry's Autumn/Winter campaign in 2009.
In 2007, Watson announced her involvement in two non-Harry Potter productions: the television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and an animated film, The Tale of Despereaux. Ballet Shoes was broadcast on 26 December 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million, and The Tale of Despereaux, based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo, was released in 2008 and grossed over US $70 million in worldwide sales.[5][6]
In 2007, Watson announced her involvement in two non-Harry Potter productions: the television adaptation of the novel Ballet Shoes and an animated film, The Tale of Despereaux. Ballet Shoes was broadcast on 26 December 2007 to an audience of 5.2 million, and The Tale of Despereaux, based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo, was released in 2008 and grossed over US $70 million in worldwide sales.[5][6]
Early life
Emma Watson was born in Paris to Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both British lawyers.[7][8] Watson has one French grandmother,[9] and lived in Paris until the age of five. Later, following her parents' divorce, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Oxfordshire.[7] From the age of six, Watson wanted to become an actress,[10] and for a number of years she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing and acting.[11] By the age of ten, she had performed in various Stagecoach productions and school plays, including Arthur: The Young Years and The Happy Prince,[12] but she had never acted professionally before the Harry Potter series. "I had no idea of the scale of the film series," she stated in a 2007 interview with Parade; "If I had I would have been completely overwhelmed."[13]
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Career
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Other acting work
Watson's first non-Potter role was the 2007 BBC film Ballet Shoes, an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Noel Streatfeild.[56][57] The film's director Sandra Goldbacher commented that Watson was "perfect" for the starring role of aspiring actress Pauline Fossil: "She has a piercing, delicate aura that makes you want to gaze and gaze at her."[58] Ballet Shoes was broadcast in the UK on Boxing Day 2007 to an audience of 5.7 million viewers, despite generally poor reviews.[59][60][61][62][63]
Watson also lent her voice to the role of Princess Pea in the animated film The Tale of Despereaux, a children's comedy starring Matthew Broderick.[64] The Tale of Despereaux was released in December 2008 and grossed $87 million worldwide.[5]
In December 2008, Watson stated she wanted to go to university after she completed the Potter series.[65]
In May 2010, Watson was reported to be in talks to star in a film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.[66] She confirmed she will star in the adaptation and that filming would begin in summer 2011.[67] Also that month, she announced that she would appear in a music video for One Night Only after meeting lead singer George Craig at the 2010 Winter/Summer Burberry advertising campaign. Watson also expressed an interest to be in a musical film after being involved in the Harry Potter films.[68] The video, "Say You Don't Want It", was screened on Channel 4 on 26 June 2010 and released on 16 August.[69]
In her first post-Harry Potter film, Watson has been cast in the upcoming My Week with Marilyn as Lucy, a wardrobe assistant who has a few dates with the main character, Colin Clark.[70][71]
Fashion and modelling
As she has grown older, Watson has become something of a fashion devotee, saying that she sees fashion as very similar to art, which she studied in school. In September 2008, she told a blogger, "I've been focusing on art a lot, and fashion's a great extension of that."[72]
In 2008, the British press reported that Watson was to replace Keira Knightley as the face of the fashion house Chanel, but this was flatly denied by both parties.[73][74] In June 2009, following several months of rumours, Watson confirmed that she would be partnering Burberry as the face of their new campaign; she received an estimated six-figure fee for modelling Burberry's Autumn/Winter 2009 collection.[75][76][77] She later appeared in Burberry's 2010 Spring/Summer campaign alongside her brother Alex, musicians George Craig and Matt Gilmour, and Max Hurd.[78][79]
In September 2009, Watson announced her involvement with People Tree, a Fair Trade fashion brand.[80] Watson worked as a 'creative advisor' for People Tree to create a spring line of clothing, which was released in February 2010;[80][81] the range featured styles inspired by southern France and the City of London.[81][82] The collection, described by The Times as "very clever" despite their "quiet hope that [she] would become tangled at the first hemp-woven hurdle",[83] was widely publicised in tabloids such as You magazine, Heat Magazine, Teen Vogue,[84] Cosmopolitan, and People. Watson, who was not paid for the collaboration,[85] admitted that competition for the range was minimal,[83] but argued that "Fashion is a great way to empower people and give them skills; rather than give cash to charity you can help people by buying the clothes they make and supporting things they take pride in";[86] adding, "I think young people like me are becoming increasingly aware of the humanitarian issues surrounding fast fashion and want to make good choices but there aren't many options out there."[83] Watson continued her involvement with People Tree, resulting in a release of a 2010 Autumn/Winter collection.[87]
Filmography
Year Title Role
Notes2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hermione Granger Released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US and India
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Young Artist Award
Nominated — Best Performance by a Young Actor Saturn Award
Nominated — Best Debut at Empire Awards
Nominated — Best Youth Performance PFCS Award2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Hermione Granger Nominated — Best Youth Performance PFCS Award 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Hermione Granger Nominated — Best Young Actress Critics Choice Award 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Hermione Granger Nominated — Best Young Actress Critics Choice Award
Nominated for Best On-screen Actress MTV Movie Award2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Hermione Granger Best Performance by a Female National Movie Award
Nominated — Best Actress at Empire Awards2007 Ballet Shoes Pauline Fossil Television film shown on BBC One 2008 The Tale of Despereaux Princess Pea Voice part 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Hermione Granger Nominated — Best Actress Scream Award 2010/2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Hermione Granger Nominated — Favorite Movie Actress Kids' Choice Awards
Pending — Best Actress at Empire Awards2011 My Week with Marilyn Lucy In production 
Awards
Year Organisation Award Film Result 2002 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Won[19] 2002 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Nominated[112] 2002 Empire Empire Award Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Nominated[113] 2002 American Moviegoer Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Nominated[114] 2003 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Silver) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Won[22] 2004 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Silver) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Won[25] 2004 Total Film Child Performance of the Year Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Won[27] 2004 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Young Actress Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Nominated[115] 2005 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Gold) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Won[26] 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Young Actress Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Nominated[31] 2006 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Bronze) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Won[30] 2006 MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Team Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Nominated[32] 2007 ITV National Film Awards Best Female Performance Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Won[37] 2007 UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Best Movie Actress Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Won[116] 2008 UK Sony Ericsson Empire Awards Best Actress Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Nominated[117] 2008 Constellation Award Best Female Performance Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Won[118] 2008 Otto Awards Best Female Film Star (Gold) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Won[119] 2008 SyFy Genre Awards Best Actress Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Won[120] 2008 Glamour Awards Best UK TV Actress Ballet Shoes Nominated[121] 2009 Scream Awards Best Fantasy Actress Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Nominated[122] 2010 National Movie Awards Performance of the Year Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Nominated[123] 2010 MTV Movie Awards Best Female Performance Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Nominated[124] 2010 Teen Choice Awards Actress Fantasy Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Nominated[125] 2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite Movie Star Under 25 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Nominated[126] 2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actress Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Pending[127]
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